The Tenryu Project

Overview

All prospecting rights applications have been accepted and the land is reserved for Japan Gold

Highlights

Located three kilometres southeast of Japan Gold’s Aibetsu Project.

Little information is available on the Tenryu workings which closed in the early 1940’s

Tenryu is hosted in similar volcanic stratigraphy to the historic mine workings located within Japan Gold’s Aibetsu Project, the most prominent of which, Tokusei produced 38,580 ounces of gold and 472,620 ounces of silver between 1930-1942¹.

Mapping from the 1:50,000 scale Japanese government geological map shows three parallel northeast trending altered / mineralized zones over a 2.5 by 2 km zone centred on the Tenryu workings

A combination of stratigraphy, northeast mineralized structures and a lack of modern exploration in the region makes this an attractive exploration target in the Company’s growing project portfolio in Japan.

Project Details

The Tenryu Project comprises four (4) contiguous Prospecting Rights Application blocks (1,267 Ha) centred on the historic Tenryu gold-silver mine located in the Kamikawa district of northern Hokkaido, within the Kitami mining region.

History

Little information is available on the Tenryu workings which closed in the early 1940’s, however, a cyanide gold extraction plant was located four kilometres downstream of the now collapsed portal which is believed to have processed ore from Tenryu and other workings nearby in the early 1940’s.

Tenryu is hosted in similar volcanic stratigraphy to the historic mine workings located within Japan Gold’s Aibetsu Project, the most prominent of which, Tokusei, produced 38,580 ounces of gold and 472,620 ounces of silver between 1930-1942¹.

Mapping on the 1:50,000 scale Japanese government geological map shows three parallel northeast trending altered / mineralized zones at Tenryu, over a 2.5 by 2 km area centred on the historic Tenryu mine workings.

Exploration

The Company has completed a compilation of published exploration data and historical mining data for the Tenryu Project. No field work has yet been undertaken on the project by Japan Gold.

Exploration Potential

Low-impact exploration activities are recommended across the Tenryu Project area so the project may be ranked against Japan Gold’s other projects. The proximity of the Tenryu workings to the Aibetsu Project, a similar stratigraphy, vein trend, and style of mineralisation, make the Tenryu application area an attractive exploration target which has not yet been systematically explored utilising modern exploration methods.

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About Japan Gold

Japan Gold Corp. (TSX-V: JG) (OTCQB: JGLDF) is a Canadian mineral exploration company leveraging its first-mover advantage as the first foreign exploration company to focus entirely on gold opportunities in Japan. The Company has 210 prospecting rights accepted in Japan for a combined area of 69,505 hectares over 17 separate projects. Thirty-two of the applications have been granted as Prospecting Rights. The projects cover areas with known gold occurrences and a history of mining, and are prospective for both high-grade epithermal gold mineralization and gold-bearing lithocaps, which could indicate the presence of porphyry mineralization. The Company has been granted its first drilling permit and a scout drilling program has commenced at the Ikutahara Project. Japan Gold is well financed for exploration, with an experienced leadership team.